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ROSEAU, Dominica (GIS) -- A four member delegation from Dominica led by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit will meet with representatives of the Agence Francaise Development (AFD) in Paris, France,…

By Caribbean News Now contributor LONDON, England -- Leaders of Britain’s overseas territories on Saturday agreed to back British Prime Minister David Cameron’s G8 initiative on tax, trade and…

By Caribbean News Now contributor MIAMI, USA -- Tropical depression number two formed on Monday in the far western Caribbean Sea and, at 5:00 pm EDT, was 10 miles northeast of Monkey River Town,…

CASTRIES, St Lucia – Tuesday, June 18, 2013, will mark 32 years since the establishment of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Thirty two years of facilitating efforts by the nine…

By Julie Carrington BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Caribbean High Commissioners in the United Kingdom are gearing up to lobby the British government for an ease in the Airline Passenger Duty (APD)…

BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/court desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, June 16, 2013 WITH the ever-rising cost of funeral expenses, members of the public can opt for a cheaper route by donating…

By Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- A new indictment filed in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in relation to the criminal charges against former premier McKeeva Bush…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday June 13, 2013 – The financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, Thursday announced it had taken possession of an ATR 72-600 aircraft as it upgrades its aging fleet. The…

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Director general of the World Trade Organisation Pascal Lamy has emphasised that the Caribbean region needs closer integration. Speaking at the launch of the Caribbean…

Campaigns & Elections magazine, the premiere publication for people working in politics, named Antigua’s Victor Richardson a Rising Star in political consulting. Mr. Richardson joins an elite…

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in collaboration with the ACP Fish II Programme, continued its efforts to boost fisheries management in the Caribbean and,…

Trinidadexpress.com Twin sisters and their best friend died in an early-morning car crash in San Fernando yesterday. Khadijah and Khertima Taylor, 18, suffered massive head injuries when they were…

CARTAGENA, Colombia -- On Sunday, the wider Caribbean celebrated World Oceans Day with a major achievement that brings the region one step closer to ensuring a brighter future for the seas and for the…

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- After 17 years at the helm of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, 12 of which have been spent as the prime minister of Saint Lucia, online users are being asked to share their…

ANTIGUA, Guatemala -- The 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which is taking place in Antigua, Guatemala, on Wednesday adopted the Inter-American Convention against…